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Mark ch 8 ; 15
“Be careful “ Jesus warned them “ watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod”
Anyone who has known me for a while knows I like making my own bread!
My mum used to make 8 loaves at a time in a huge babies bath!
Quite a few years ago I was on a course and one of the assignments was to instruct the class on how to make something!
I brought along my Kenwood mixer and showed the class step by step how to make bread!
Now the problem was there was no oven so I had to leave the dough in the Kenwood mixer.
The course was a couple of hours long!
By the time I got home and went to the boot of the car to get the mixer out, the dough had oozed out of the bowl !! It was everywhere!!
Yeast works it way through the ingredients and multiplies.
In Mark Jesus warns his followers about the yeast or leaven of Herod and the Pharisees , why?
The Pharisees criticised everything Jesus did. They lived by the law when Jesus was trying to show the way to grace.
Criticism like yeast multiplies and affects you and everyone around you.
They constantly wanted to trip Jesus and his followers up, and trick them in twisting Jesus teaching.
“Leaven( yeast) has this property, that, however small it may be in quantity, it spreads its influence rapidly through the mass. And so if only a little spark of heretical doctrine be admitted into the soul, speedily a great flame arises, and envelopes the whole man." Bible Hub
What are we listening to ? Who are we listening to?
This verse challenges us to listen to God’s voice and discern very carefully what is truth.
If we are listening to anything other than Gods voice we can let the yeast of doubt and fear in.
Like yeast fear takes root and grows till it overwhelms us.
In Mark ch 9:7 we read
Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them and a voice came from the cloud.
“ This is my son listen to Him”
When the lies of fear come from the enemy or the lies of man come to blind us to the truth of Gods word. We must take captive these thoughts and bring them into obedience and only listen to Jesus.
We need to soak ourselves in God’s word and in His presence.
Ask him for the gift of wisdom and discernment.
I invite you to pray this prayer
Dear Jesus
Thank you that you only speak truth.
Forgive me for often listening or partnering with lies.
I now want to live free from fear and doubt.
I yield my will and spirit to your Holy Spirit. So that I will live in your truth.
I ask for Godly wisdom and discernment to know what is truth and what is from the world.
In your powerful name Amen
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